Trip to Vernal, Utah!

Last week we went to Vernal. My sister Chrissy had told me that she was having a yard sale and if any of you know her at all..her home decor is beautiful, she has tons of stylish clothes, and she's super crafty. She and her husband have also decided to not have any more children (I mean that in the nicest way, as in they are happy and content with the four beautiful children that they have)...which means she was getting rid of tons of baby/children clothes and toys and items from her stylish home and closet full of clothes. So... I was all over going to Vernal to go through her stuff!! In the process of that and getting ready for the big yard sale day on Saturday...we also had some fun going to the lake, dinosaur museum, pool, and park! All of the kids also had a lot of fun (and I mean a ton of fun) just hanging out and playing in the yard and at home. So warning!! There are a lot of pictures from our trip to Vernal, Utah.

Rylan reading books with cousins Kooper and Khloe. I thought this was such a sweet picture!


The small town of Vernal has there very own dinosaur museum. Rylan (being the boy that he is)... loves dinosaurs. So this was a fun adventure for him!

Me with all of the kids.


What a scary looking dinosaur! I'm surprised he got so close!


Diggin' for bones!


I'm not sure what this tunnel looking thing really was, but Rylan was loving it! He just kept running in circles through it laughing and smiling.


Addilyn strolled along with us. This was a cute facial expression. It makes me wonder what she was thinking when I took the picture.


My sister Christy and her girls Khloe and Kaylee.


They had a small room with lots of little dinosaurs and games to play with.


Addilyn excited to get her own dinosaur to hold on to!


We also went to a nearby lake while we were there. I was excited, but nervous for this one. I wasn't quite sure how Rylan & Addilyn would handle it. It was the first time for both! Rylan was pretty still at first. He walked in ankle deep and just stood there for a while.


After discovering a bucket with Toy Story characters on it (He loves Buzz Light year!), he started to come out of his shell and move around a little more.




He found a hole that someone had dug out in the sand. His cousins were playing in it and thought it looked like fun...


Too much fun though!! He sat down and started splashing that water happy! I guess it was great tasting water too because he sure didn't mind sticking his tongue out to get some of it. He eventually scared his two cousins out of the hole too. They came back though after this spastic episode was over. :)

(Mid Splash)


Can you see the mud/sand all over his head, dripping down his face?! Of course when you get that sandy and messy you've got to wash up some how before getting back into the car. This part he wasn't too fond of though, but what was I to do? :/


He laid like this for the next half hour completely content wrapped in his warm towel.


How did Addilyn do?! Well, after eating some good food she was happy as could be sitting on the towel...


And poking at the sand...


But eventually it was time to see what the lake was all about. I barely dipped her toes in the water and she started crying! Poor little girl didn't want anything to do with it, not even standing up in the sand.


This was her look for the next hour...




Addilyn has mastered crawling! She's been on the move for about 3 weeks now. Although it's been about a month, I was still shocked when I saw her trying to climb up the stairs!


Look how happy this girl is lounging on the couch with her feet up on her cousin Kollin!


We played outside a lot too. Rylan loved the skateboard! We did this one for a while back and forth in the driveway.


Mommy & Addilyn discovering the grass! She didn't scream like Rylan did when I set him in the grass for the first time, but she also didn't move at all (except her arms). :)


Cousin Khloe with Adidlyn


We visited the park that they referred to as the firetruck park as I'm sure you can see why. This is Rylan sitting in a wheel. He's driving his car up and over in this photo (he always has a car in hand where ever we go).


Check out that smile. This kid was so happy the entire time!


Addilyn having an afternoon drink at the park.


Vernal has a really nice rec center with a huge indoor pool with water slides, a water play park area, and even diving boards. I was excited to have Rylan try out the arm floats while we were there. After getting used to not having me hold him the entire time... check this boy out!

(This was only for a couple of seconds so don't think I'm crazy. I didn't let him go off on his own or anything and I still carried him in the deep areas, staying right next to him. It was nice though to let him feel what it was like to float in the water and start kicking his feet.)

This is Rylan after jumping into the pool from the side. He Loved this!! I can't even tell you how many times he did this, over and over and over.


Addilyn... well, she liked chilling in her baby float. She looks soo relaxed!


While waiting for everyone to get dressed and ready, Rylan discovered that he was just the right size to fit inside these lockers. :) Silly kid!


We had SO much fun in with everyone in Vernal and we can't wait to go back soon!! This is Rylan on the way home. He fell asleep with a sucker in his mouth.


Thanks Ashcraft family for entertaining and letting us stay with you...plus all of the awesome stuff I scored from your yard sale!! :)